Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 21:16:30 EST
Reply-To: Jonyqest22@AOL.COM
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jonathan Clay <Jonyqest22@AOL.COM>
Subject: sparkless!!
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Hey volks,
Well...today in the parking lot of a LAPS ( no F included) she wouldn't turn
over. all this after i changed the plugs, wired, cap, rotor, oil (10w 40
recomendation from listees..thanks), bosch filter. All this done by myself to
get under the lid and learn something. Well she idled a bit off but was going
to have someone..i.e prof. mech check her out..ya know do the full logistics.
She's been running fine, always started for me even in the coldest of days
here in the NE. She even went on a farely local test drive (2.0 round trip)
to make everything kept.....it all did. Oil light stop coming on after hw
speeds, cruise control fixed (leaking valves).
This morning started off just as well, started up as easily as ever, let her
warm up, and decided to a short hw trip to the LAPS, I'm excited about the
cruise control, she ran perfect got to store and though about letting her idle
to have music for my pooch (G.R-Aspen), ya know so she won't be lonely.
Well, I decided to shut her down since I would be back soon (under 5 min) from
getting my MiniVac. Well I came out and guess what.....she didn't turn over,
she starts but there is no spark and no current to the ignition coil, nothing,
and there fore nothing to the distributor (It does turn though). After
realizing this and talked to a prof mechanic I cleaned of the ground under the
coil, and a few on the engine thinking this would help still nothing.
So now she's sitting outside my mechanics door awaiting her fate which is.....
I don't really know where to tell him to look since i really have not
experiece yet with this part of the system. Is there anything I should be
concentrating on, or starting with i.e the ECU ,starter, etc.
I can't believe something would just go like that is such a short time, a bit
annoyed so any info ya'll can shout my way would be great
LAps weren't helpful at all, had to drag someone out to start her to see if I
was gettin a spark. and got a few chuckles at the type of vehicle I
had......well when I saw the junker dough boy rolled into.....I couldn't help
but laugh......to myself at the non vanagon he had, no character......MINES
GOT MOXI!!!!
thanks
jon
88 gl
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